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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Sherwell, Guillermo A. (Guillermo Antonio), 1878-1926. Simón Bolívar (the Liberator) patriot, warrior, statesman, father of five nations. Caracas?] Bolivarian Society of Venezuela, 1951 [c1921] (OCoLC)590748843 |
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| Named Person: | Simón Bolívar |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Guillermo A Sherwell |
| OCLC Number: | 485547 |
| Description: | xviii, 232 p. plate. 20 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The Spanish colonies in America -- Bolívar's early life, Venezuela's first attempt to obtain self-government (1783-1810) -- The declaration of independence, July 5, 1811, Miranda's failure (1811-1812) -- Bolívar's first expedition, the cruelty of war (1812-1813) -- Bolívar's first victories (1813) -- Araure, Ribas triumphs in La Victoria, a wholesale execution (1813-1814) -- The heroic death of Ricaurte, victory of Carabobo and defeat of La Puerta (1814) -- Bolívar in exile and Morillo in power, the "Jamaica letter" (1814-1815) -- Bolívar's expedition and new exile, he goes to Guayana (1815-1817) -- Piar's death, victory of Calabozo, second defeat at La Puerta, submission of Páez (1817-1818) -- The congress of Angostura, a great address, campaigning in the plains (1819) -- Bolívar pays his debt to Nueva Granada, Boyacá, a dream comes true (1819) -- Humanizing war, Morillo's withdrawal (1820) -- The second battle of Carabobo, ambitions and rewards, Bolívars disinterestedness, American unity (1821) -- Bomboná and Pichincha, the birth of Ecuador, Bolívar and San Martín face to face (1822) -- Junín, a battle of centaurs, the continent's freedom sealed in Ayacucho (1822-1824) -- Bolivia's birth, Bolívar's triumph, the monarchical idea, from honors to bitterness (1825-1827) -- The convention of Ocaña, full powers, an attempt at murder (1828) -- Difficulties with Perú, slanders and honors, on the road to calvary (1829-1830) -- Friends and foes, Sucre's assassination, the lees of bitterness, an upright man's death (1830) -- The man and his work. |
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